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That’s a sweet one. Every now and then, something in pop culture will capture the attention of all kinds of people at once. It might be a movie, a song or something else, but it is all anyone is talking about for a long time. You will often see a wrestling promotion try to tie something into such a trend, and WWE has done that as well in connection to a popular new show.
WWE has released a video showing some of its stars taking the Honeycomb Challenge from the Netflix series Squid Game. The goal is to be able to cut a shape out of a piece of honeycomb without breaking the middle piece. Various wrestlers attempt to do so, with the majority being able to succeed. Of the group of wrestlers trying, only one of them fails to make it work.
It’s a pop culture thing. Check out the Honeycomb Challenge, plus some other WWE challenges:
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A shot across the bow(ens). There are a lot of ways to get attention in wrestling and one of the easiest is by using a microphone. A wrestling cutting a promo can instantly get extra eyes on them because it can be done so quickly. Some wrestlers are excellent on a microphone and can get people listening to them in a hurry. That was the case again this week with some lines that will get people talking.
AEW President Tony Khan made an appearance after this week’s edition of Dynamite went off the air. Khan was interrupted by the Acclaimed, with Max Caster delivering another rap. Caster threatened to beat Khan like AEW beat NXT in the ratings and said that the team could wrestle and were better than Top Dolla, referencing the former NXT star who is part of the Hit Row stable.
This is going to get some attention. Check out what Caster said, plus the Acclaimed and Hit Row in action:
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Get your brackets ready. Tournaments are one of the easiest concepts in all of wrestling as any fan can get the idea. You take a bunch of wrestlers, put them into a field and the last wrestler standing wins. They might win a championship, a title shot or some other kind of prize, but for the most part, they all work the same. That should be the case with another newly announced tournament.
AEW is running another World Title eliminator tournament, with the winner earning a future shot at the AEW World Championship. The tournament will consist of eight wrestlers and begins next week on AEW television, with the finals taking place at Full Gear on November 13. This is the second edition of the tournament, with the first taking place last year. AEW has released the brackets for the tournament, as revealed on this week’s Dynamite:
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Jon Moxley
Orange Cassidy
Powerhouse Hobbs
Dustin Rhodes
Bryan Danielson
Lance Archer
Eddie Kingston
There are some potential winners in there. Check out ..

History has been made! Titles are one of the most important parts of a wrestling show as they help identify the most important stars in the company. In theory, the best wrestlers are supposed to have the championships, which makes a lot of sense. Sometimes you even get to see some extra championships from outside the main promotion, and now some of them have changed hands.
This week’s edition of AEW Dynamite featured the Lucha Bros defending the AAA Tag Team Titles against a surprise team. The challengers wound up being Las Super Ranas (the Super Frogs), who were revealed to be FTR under masks. FTR went on to win the titles after using one of the title belts, ending the Lucha Bros’ reign at over two years. The win marks FTR’s second title reign in AEW, after they won the AEW Tag Team Titles in 2020. The Lucha Bros are still the AEW Tag Team Champions.
You might need to get used to the new champs. Check out FTR in action:
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Dynamite
Date: October 16, 2021
Location: James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida
Commentators: Excalibur, Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, CM Punk
We’re on a rare Saturday night due to the MLB playoffs and they are going to have a hard time topping what they did last night with Rampage. Tonight we see the brackets for the #1 contenders tournament, as Full Gear is less than a month away. Add in a AAA Tag Team Titles match and we should be good to go. Let’s get to it.
Guest commentator CM Punk gets his big entrance.
Here’s what’s coming tonight.
Malakai Black vs. Dante Martin Lio Rush is here with Black. Some armdrags put Martin down to start but he sends Black outside. It’s too early for a dive though as Black comes back in and elbows him in the face. A powerbomb sets up a half crab to put Martin in trouble but he slips out in a hurry. That earns Martin and STO and shinbreaker, setting up a kneebar. Martin makes the ropes to escape and goes up top, only to have his springboard blocked. A s..

Add him to the list. AEW has put together a pretty amazing roster over their short history, with a mixture of up and coming stars, established veterans and younger wrestlers getting their first break. It can be fascinating to see what they can do when they are given the chance and now another one is going to be able to do that, as he has officially signed with the company.
AEW President Tony Khan appeared on Busted Open Radio and revealed that Lee Moriarty has signed a full time contract with Ring of Honor. Khan had previously announced that Moriarty had signed a deal with the company but it was not clear what kind of deal the two sides had made. Moriarty has yet to win a match in AEW, but he appeared during this week’s Rampage Buy-In show, losing to Bobby Fish.
Moriarty is pretty great. Check out what he can do in the ring:
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Can you blame him? We are less than a week away from WWE Crown Jewel, which will be one of the biggest events of the year. WWE will be heading over to Saudi Arabia for the first time in over a year and a half for the event, which is featuring a stacked card. There is all kinds of good stuff set for the show, but one match has not warranted the same kind of attention. One of the wrestlers is not happy about it.
This week’s edition of SmackDown featured a rundown of the Crown Jewel card. Every match was mentioned, save for the grudge match between Mustafa Ali and Mansoor. There was no reference to the match, which prompted Ali to send out a tweet of an image of the match, saying that it will be on the card as well. The match was added to the card earlier this week after the team split on Monday Night Raw.
just a reminder, this match is also taking place at #WWECrownJewel despite not being promoted at all at the end of #SmackdownonFS1 https://t.co/gv7D5b6ViN
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Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over twelve years now and have reviewed over 6,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be?
Monday Nitro #259
Date: September 4, 2000
Location: Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Jeremy Borash, Mark Madden
This is a special (kind of) show for me as I remembered hearing about WarGames 2000 on Thunder and wanting to see it. Being a moron of twelve at the time, I stayed home to watch that while Monday Night Raw was taking place ten minutes from my house and a buddy of mine had an extra ticket. To this day I can’t explain what I was thinking. Let’s get to it.
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It’s all about perspective. The wrestling world has changed a lot in the last few years and the majority of that is due to the rise of AEW. As the company has rapidly risen up the charts, WWE has been forced to make some adjustments to address them. That is not how WWE would put it though, but how does WWE see AEW when the cameras are not rolling? Now we know a bit more about the situation.
When asked, WWE’s response to questions about AEW being competition is to say that they are in competition with everyone rather than just AEW. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE is taking AEW more seriously because of their recent successes. However, WWE does not feel that it is a fair fight, as AEW does not have to make money like AEW does. WWE also believes that AEW President Tony Khan has overspent to achieve his success. There is no word on how WWE will continue to adjust to deal with AEW.
Both companies have been working hard as of late. Check out some of their recent efforts..

That’s an interesting take. AEW has changed the way the wrestling world works and has also come a long way in its short history. The company has rocketed up the charts, though things have also changed behind the scenes. This includes some adjustments to how much influence the top names have behind the scenes, which has changed the way they are viewed in front of the cameras. Now one of them has quite the opinion on how he is perceived.
AEW Executive Vince President Cody Rhodes was a guest on Busted Open Radio and discussed the fans’ more negative reactions to his recent appearances. Rhodes talked about how his reception will be different depending on the location and he does not want to take the simple route of a boss abusing his power. He then went into an explanation based on Woody from the Toy Story franchise, saying that while he once was the most popular, now some new people have replaced him. Rhodes also said that he wants to ride this wave and enjoy all of it. Here are some of ..

That would be a dream match. The battle lines have been drawn between WWE and AEW, as both companies clearly have their eyes on each other in one way or another. You do not get to see something like this very often but it can make for some very interesting moments. Some of the biggest are when one top star takes aim at another, and that is the case all over again.
In an interview with Complex, WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns was asked about a potential match with AEW’s CM Punk. Reigns said that if there was a clamor for the match that couldn’t be ignored, he wouldn’t say no, but the match does nothing for him on a personal level. Reigns sees Punk as older and having lost a step, along with saying that Punk’s size would hinder him. After Punk’s losses in the UFC, Reigns does not believe that Punk could hang with an athlete of his caliber. The two have met in one singles match, with Reigns defeating Punk on the January 6, 2014 Monday Night Raw.
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That would be a way to go. Stables have been used in wrestling for a very long time and will continue to be as well. They are an idea that makes a lot of sense, as a company can put several wrestlers together and use them as part of a major story instead of a bunch of minor ones. Seeing someone new added can be a big deal and we are being teased by just that again.
SmackDown’s Paul Heyman was recently interviewed by Sportskeeda. During the interview, Heyman was asked about Naomi potentially joining the Bloodline (Heyman’s stable, along with the Usos and Roman Reigns). Heyman asked how the interviewer would know that Naomi isn’t already in the group. Naomi is married to Jimmy Uso, with Heyman saying that fans see the Bloodline for two hours a week, leaving a lot of time for other things, such as speaking with Naomi, to happen.
It was quite the discussion. Check out the interview, plus Heyman and Naomi at work:
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